Looking for a heater with defrost unit for my 48 GMC. Its gonna be cold driving to Detroit. Any help is greatly appreciated
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If it doesn't have to be vintage you can get a Mojave from most catalog speed shops for about 150.00. If you want vintage I have the one from my Willys pickup (61) that is 12V. but it needs the core repaired or replaced. I know this is not the place to sell parts so forgive the shamless spam.
Here is the little bugger I got, for the defroster. Vintage Air. Gen II Heater with Defrost and Servo Door Control + Three Knob Control Panel Gen II Heater with Defrost and Servo Door Control http://www.ebay.com/itm/160691762007?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649 It was $218 when I bought mine. I got mine on bay, with free shipping. comes with everything you need, including a off and on water valve. Does not use Vacuum to operate the heater door back and forth from heat and defrost. Very small and compact. .
May not be a lot of them in the PA junkyards, but the 70's japanese minitrucks have a lot of small integral heater units with built-in fan and housing assy.
Grab a tractor heater from tractor supply. They are around 8" square. Dont forget you will need a valve to shut off the water in the summer.( I think I used one from a chevy truck)It's cable pull to open and push to shut off. good luck Russ
this won't help you but I made mine I took 5 1/2 inches out of my 54 GMC firewall so the stock heater wasn't going to fit. but I was saved by my scrap pile again.the heater core was a 75 chev pick up. the box came out of some ford product and the fan I don't have a clue but it's 12 volt. it's ugly but doesn't hang below the glove box so all is good and the defrosters will work.
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